Vocabulary
Constructive Forces
Destructive Forces
Elevation
Earth
100
The definition of erosion
What is the wearing away or breaking off of sediment
100
The definition of constructive forces
What are forces that build up landforms
100
Definition of destructive forces
What are forces that tear down landforms
100
These are lines that loop together on a map and show elevation
What are contour lines
100
The three layers of the Earth based on physical properties
What are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, and lithosphere
200
The definition of deposition
What is sediment being deposited by wind or water
200
Three examples of constructive geologic processes.
What is . . .
200
Three examples of destructive geologic processes
What is . . .
200
This is represented by contour lines that are close together
What is high gradient or steep slope
200
The layer is responsible for convection currents
What is the asthenosphere
300
The definition of weathering
What is the slow wearing away or breaking off of sediment
300
A higher elevation is generally evidence of this
What is a constructive process taking place
300
An avalanche and mudslide are both examples of this
What is mass movement
300
One of two things contour lines never do
What is cross each other OR break
300
Boundaries where hot spots do occur
What is none
400
The definition of gradient
What is the slope of a hill (how steep a hill is)
400
Volcanoes are constructive
What is no. Volcanoes are constructive and destructive
400
This is the grinding and wearing down of rock surfaces by other rocks and sand particles.
What is abrasion
400
A main component to decide when mass movements occur
What is weight because of gravity
400
alluvial fans and deltas are interchangeable names for a deposited collection of sediment (true?)
What is not true
500
The definition of discharge
What is the amount of water flowing through an area
500
Without "this", deposition is not possible.
What is erosion
500
"This type of" weathering is when a landform or soil is broken down because of freezing water or extreme erosion (or something similar).
What is mechanical weathering
500
3 groups that use contour maps
What are army, navy, air force, NASA, KARST mappers, surveyors, ...
500
The interaction of water and rock that results in KARST caves
What is the rock is dissolved by the water
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